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Understanding 9/11
Technology is Not Neutral, one day symposium at Waterman Arts
Centre London, December 2016.
The 'Technology Is Not Neutral' project was inspired
by the desire to counteract the frequent under-representation of the
achievements of women in the field of digital art. Whereas the touring
exhibition showcases the quality and diversity of the work of female digital
artists, this symposium addresses the causes and effects of the problem, and
opens up a space for challenging the status quo and the presumptions on which
the history of digital art is written.
Many of the causes of the current situation are
not specific to the area of female digital art, but are also linked to the
wider socio-political effects of technology, and technology, as the project
title declares, is not neutral. The speakers, all female, will include
curators, digital artists, media activists, academics, and feminists, and will
therefore offer a variety of perspectives relevant to the central issue. The
questions addressed may include, among others:
How does the current state of affairs affect female
digital artists and their practices?Has there been any improvement in the representation
of women in digital art since the discipline began?
What are the approaches and strategies that they
apply to engage with these issues, and which are most effective?
What is the relevance of cyberfeminism today to
female digital artists?
Are female digital artists facing a glass ceiling
syndrome, so common in many other professions, when it comes to curating major
exhibitions and evaluating and documenting the past?
The closing plenary session of the symposium will
offer a space for artists, speakers, and the audience to review and discuss the
experiences and lessons from the symposium and the exhibition. This structured
discussion will also act as a starting point for the project to formulate and
disseminate a strategic guide for the future development and promotion of women
working in the digital arts.
Speakers:
Dr Josephine Berry, Goldsmiths University of London, http://www.gold.ac.uk/cultural-studies/staff/berry-josephine/
Gordana Novakovic, artist http://www.gordananovakovic.org/
Melanie Lenz, Curator of Digital Art, V&A
Julie Freeman, artist, http://www.translatingnature.org/
Hannah Redler, art curator, https://theodi.org/team/hannah-redler
Dr Cornelia Sollfrank, artist and Cyberfeminism pioneer
http://www.artwarez.org/
(Cornelia Sollfrank will join the symposium online)
Bronac Ferran, writer, curator and researcher, http://www.boundaryobject.org/
www.tesla.org.uk
www.watermans.org.uk
Centre London, December 2016.
The 'Technology Is Not Neutral' project was inspired
by the desire to counteract the frequent under-representation of the
achievements of women in the field of digital art. Whereas the touring
exhibition showcases the quality and diversity of the work of female digital
artists, this symposium addresses the causes and effects of the problem, and
opens up a space for challenging the status quo and the presumptions on which
the history of digital art is written.
Many of the causes of the current situation are
not specific to the area of female digital art, but are also linked to the
wider socio-political effects of technology, and technology, as the project
title declares, is not neutral. The speakers, all female, will include
curators, digital artists, media activists, academics, and feminists, and will
therefore offer a variety of perspectives relevant to the central issue. The
questions addressed may include, among others:
How does the current state of affairs affect female
digital artists and their practices?Has there been any improvement in the representation
of women in digital art since the discipline began?
What are the approaches and strategies that they
apply to engage with these issues, and which are most effective?
What is the relevance of cyberfeminism today to
female digital artists?
Are female digital artists facing a glass ceiling
syndrome, so common in many other professions, when it comes to curating major
exhibitions and evaluating and documenting the past?
The closing plenary session of the symposium will
offer a space for artists, speakers, and the audience to review and discuss the
experiences and lessons from the symposium and the exhibition. This structured
discussion will also act as a starting point for the project to formulate and
disseminate a strategic guide for the future development and promotion of women
working in the digital arts.
Speakers:
Dr Josephine Berry, Goldsmiths University of London, http://www.gold.ac.uk/cultural-studies/staff/berry-josephine/
Gordana Novakovic, artist http://www.gordananovakovic.org/
Melanie Lenz, Curator of Digital Art, V&A
Julie Freeman, artist, http://www.translatingnature.org/
Hannah Redler, art curator, https://theodi.org/team/hannah-redler
Dr Cornelia Sollfrank, artist and Cyberfeminism pioneer
http://www.artwarez.org/
(Cornelia Sollfrank will join the symposium online)
Bronac Ferran, writer, curator and researcher, http://www.boundaryobject.org/
www.tesla.org.uk
www.watermans.org.uk
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